New · posted Oct 16
Moderna · Biotechnology
Associate II, Quality Control, Stability
- Norwood, MA
- On-site
- Full-time
- Associate & Specialist
Closes Oct 30, 2026 · 15 days left
The role
Moderna is seeking a Quality Control Stability Associate II to join our QC Stability team in Norwood, MA. This role will support the routine execution of GMP stability programs across clinical and commercial programs, ensuring activities are performed in accordance with established procedures, policies, and applicable GxP and GMP requirements. The individual will play an important role in maintaining the consistent, compliant, and efficient execution of QC Stability operations.
What you need
Here’s What You’ll Need (Basic Qualifications)
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in relevant scientific discipline
- Experience: 2-3 years in a GMP QC laboratory setting with focus on Stability (preferable in life science or equivalent)
- Minimum knowledge required: cGMPs, general laboratory safety
- Minimum skills required:
- Pipetting
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Programs
- Familiarity with electronic databases (e.g. LIMS, SAP, eQMS, CMMS)
- Strong written and oral communication skills as well as organizational skills
What you'll do
Here’s What You’ll Do
- Performing day-to-day routine stability program operations, such as stability sample pulls, sample aliquoting, sample submissions to testing labs, set-downs, sample verifications, additional sample requests, and shipment preparations for external labs.
- Creating, maintaining, and assisting with stability scheduling ensuring stability sample pulls occur as scheduled and within defined timelines.
- Ensuring proper operation and functioning of stability controlled-temperature units and cold rooms within validated temperature ranges and loading patterns.
- Responding to notifications of out-of-range controlled-temperature units and cold rooms within scheduled working hours and escalating to QC Stability management.
- Ensuring proper handling of stability study materials and stability samples with attention to all material handling requirements in applicable procedures and protocols.
- Managing and stocking of QC lab supplies and consumables required for performing stability operations.
- Ensuring compliance with all lab safety requirements.
- Following all relevant GxP regulations, guidelines, and company policies to ensure compliance with regulatory and internal requirements.
- Executing tasks precisely as defined in internal guiding documents including but not limited to standard operating procedures (SOPs) and work instructions.
- Following Good Documentation Practices and Data Integrity requirements to ensure data, documentation, and records are completed and maintained for use by the business and available to support audits or inspections.
- Completing training in assigned required learning plan according to the defined timing and the prescribed requalification cadence.
- May support and/or participate in audits and regulatory inspections.
Pay and benefits
$63,200 – $100,900 a year
Employer providedAt Moderna, we believe that when you feel your best, you can do your best work. That’s why our benefits and well-being resources are designed to support you—at work, at home, and everywhere in between.
- Competitive healthcare, plus voluntary benefit programs to support your unique needs
- A holistic approach to well-being, with access to fitness, mindfulness, and mental health support
- Family planning benefits, including fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support
- Generous paid time off, including vacation, volunteer days, sabbatical, global recharge days, and a discretionary year-end shutdown
- Savings and investments to help you plan for the future
- Location-specific perks and extras
The salary range for this role is $63,200.00 - $100,900.00. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An individual’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, performance, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, other incentive compensation, or equity award, subject to company plan eligibility criteria and individual performance.
Competitive healthcare and voluntary benefit programs
Well-being support (fitness, mindfulness, mental health)
Family planning benefits
Generous paid time off
Savings and investments
Annual discretionary bonus
Where you'll work
Norwood, MAOn-siteOpen in Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Our Working Model
As we build our company, we have always believed that an in-person culture is critical to our success. This role is 100% onsite, reflecting the importance of being physically present to support the work, collaborate closely with colleagues, and contribute to our site-based operations.
Working onsite enables real-time collaboration, strong team connections, direct mentorship, and the hands-on partnership needed to deliver our mission. Join us in shaping a world where every interaction is an opportunity to learn, contribute, and make a meaningful impact.
Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free, and drug-free work environment.
From the posting
About Moderna
Since our founding in 2010, we have aspired to build the leading mRNA technology platform, the infrastructure to reimagine how medicines are created and delivered, and a world-class team. We believe in giving our people a platform to change medicine and an opportunity to change the world.
By living our mission, values, and mindsets every day, our people are the driving force behind our scientific progress and our culture. Together, we are creating a culture of belonging and building an organization that cares deeply for our patients, our employees, the environment, and our communities.
We are proud to have been recognized as a Science Magazine Top Biopharma Employer, a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators, and a Great Place to Work in the U.S.
If you want to make a difference and join a team that is changing the future of medicine, we invite you to visit modernatx.com/careers to learn more about our current opportunities.
Equal opportunity, accessibility and legal noticesModerna's statements, word for word
Equal Opportunities
Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry or citizenship, ethnicity, disability, military or protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital or familial status, or any other personal characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna is a place where everyone can grow. If you meet the Basic Qualifications for the role and you would be excited to contribute to our mission every day, please apply!
Moderna is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. We consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
Accommodations
We’re focused on attracting, retaining, developing, and advancing our employees. By cultivating a workplace that values diverse experiences, backgrounds, and ideas, we create an environment where every employee can contribute their best.
Moderna is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities. Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should contact the Accommodations team at [email protected].
Export Control Notice This position may involve access to technology or data that is subject to U.S. export control laws, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). As such, employment is contingent upon the applicant’s ability to access export-controlled information in accordance with U.S. law. Due to the nature of the work and regulatory requirements, only individuals who qualify as U.S. persons (citizens, permanent residents, asylees, or refugees) are eligible for this position. For this role Moderna is unable to sponsor non-U.S. persons to apply for an export control license.
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Job intelligence
The context around this role
Live data · October 16, 2026
Salary intelligence
How the pay compares
This role's midpoint is 37% above the US median for Quality Control roles at this level.
This roleEmployer provided
Associate & Specialist roles in Massachusetts24 roles publishing pay
Associate & Specialist roles in the US104 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| This role | $63,200 | — | $100,900 |
| Massachusetts (middle half) | $64,750 | $75,500 | $83,875 |
| All US (middle half) | $49,375 | $60,000 | $76,625 |
This role: Moderna's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Quality Control roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, October 16, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
Career trajectory
Where this role sits in Quality Control
The general path across 290 open Quality Control roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Moderna's own promotion track.
Skills DNA
What this role leans on
How many of the posting's 18 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- Lab testing and methods9
- GMP and compliance6
- Documentation and SOPs4
- Collaboration and leadership3
- Validation and qualification2
- Data and digital systems2
- Regulatory submissions1
Regulatory intelligence
The rules behind this role
Frameworks and standards this posting's work falls under, matched from its own words, each linked to the official source.
- FDA21 CFR Parts 210 and 211(official source, opens in a new tab)FDA current good manufacturing practice for finished pharmaceuticals
- FDAFDA data integrity guidance(official source, opens in a new tab)Data Integrity and Compliance With Drug CGMP: Questions and Answers
- ICHICH quality guidelines(official source, opens in a new tab)Q1 stability, Q2(R2) analytical validation, Q7, Q9 risk management, Q10 quality systems
Company hiring pulse
Moderna on Regulatory Jobs
- 22
- Open roles
- 17
- Distinct roles
- 2
- Locations
By discipline
- Quality13 59%
- Regulatory8 36%
- Compliance & Safety1 5%
By level
- Associate & Specialist11 50%
- Director7 32%
- Senior & Principal3 14%
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Associate II, Quality Control, Stability at Moderna
Applications close October 30. $63K–$101K a year, employer provided.